Repeat Crafter Me

Crafts, DIY projects, FREE crochet patterns, crock pot recipes and more!

Crock Pot Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs

The hardest thing about sticking to a diet is trying to avoid carbs. Bread, chips, crackers, and especially noodles are my weakness. Fortunately I recently discovered spaghetti squash! This is an amazing substitute for spaghetti noodles. Not quite the same flavor but it has a stringy texture like noodles and tastes great with tomato sauce. Best part is that unlike noodles, spaghetti squash is extremely low in calories. Just about 30 calories in a one cup serving. I could seriously eat this stuff all day long. Oh wait, I have been! I usually eat at least 1 of them per week. You can easily microwave spaghetti squash (about 20 minutes on high) but you can also stick it in your crock pot and make a meal of it! I cooked it with some seriously good homemade turkey meatballs. My husband devoured them!

Ingredients:
For low-fat Turkey Meatballs:
– 1lb lean ground turkey (like Jennie-O)
– 3 large egg whites
– 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
– 1 clove minced garlic
– 1/4 tsp salt
– 1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
You will also need:
– 28oz jar of light spaghetti sauce. I used Ragu light tomato basil. (50 cals per 1/2 cup)
– One spaghetti squash. 
Directions: 
1. Mix all meatball ingredients in a bowl. Shape into 1/4 cup size meatballs. I made 14 balls.
2. Pour sauce into bottom of crock pot.
3. Cut spaghetti squash in half and scrap out seeds.
4. Place spaghetti squash (cut side down) in pot. I got a large squash and was only able to fit a half of it in my pot.
5. Place meatballs in sauce around the squash.
6. Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 5.
7. Using a fork, scrape out the squash. It will come out in spaghetti-like strings.
8. Top with meatballs and sauce.
Note: I made my meatballs the night before and then popped them in the crock pot early the next morning. 

This is big brothers meatball eating face 🙂

Weight Watchers Points:
Meatballs = 10 points for 2    1 point each!!!!!
UPDATE: The meatballs are big but I was thinking 10 points seemed like a lot. So I just went back and looked at the Weight Watchers Recipe where I got my info and they were calculating the points of spaghetti noodles with the meatballs! No wonder! So I just entered all the meatball ingredients in my Weight Watchers App and they come out to be 1/2 point per meatball!! Although I would make them 1 point each just to be on the safe side. This dish just got a whole lot better!!! Thanks to my Facebook followers for questioning the points as well.
Spaghetti Squash = 0 points!
Ragu Sauce = 1 point per 1/2 cup
Signature

Related Posts

Comments

  3. I've never had Spaghetti squash before, but it looks really good!!! My husband is a diabetic, (he's been taking insulin since he was 6 years old, and will be 40 in March) I'm thinking this looks like a great meal to fix for him, so that he will be able to have enough to fill up!!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!!! You are the best!!!

    Reply

  4. My husband just asked me this morning – "what do we do with the spaghetti squash in the garden" – he thought it was like a zucchini but I told him no, it'll be like spaghetti hence the name! I'm saving this recipe, I'm going to show him tonight when he gets home!

    Reply

  9. miami dolphins jerseys
    seahawks jersey
    moncler coats
    nike air max
    michael kors handbags
    celtics jerseys
    chanel sunglasses
    true religion outlet
    the north face jackets
    nike free
    bottega veneta handbags
    ysl outlet online
    coach outlet
    swarovski uk
    nike air max uk
    minnesota vikings jerseys
    coach outlet
    north face jackets
    chicago blackhawks jersey
    chanel handbags
    chris paul jersey
    nhl jerseys wholesale
    nike store
    nike soccer shoes
    eagles jerseys
    atlanta falcons jersey
    nike air max
    celtics jersey
    manchester united soccer jersey
    lebron james jersey
    vans for sale
    wei20150624

    Reply

  10. my daughter takes leftover spaghetti squash noodles & makes patties (maybe w/egg) and fries & they are so good!! I will try to find out what she uses 🙂
    ~Tess

    Reply

  13. Perfect foot scrapers and foot filers are offered by Rios, a multi brand retailer The shop wants to give customers delight by offering top notch goods like the best foot filer Their foot scrapers are perfect and precisely what you require With their products like foot filer, Rios satisfies all of your needs.

    Reply

  14. سئو را مي‌توان مجموعه‌اي از روش‌ها براي تغيير استراتژيک وب سايت‌ها دانست. مشاوره سئو اصفهان اين فرآيند به بيان مهمترين عوامل مرتبط صفحه و افزايش اهميت آن در صفحه نتايج جستجو، مي‌پردازد.سئو فرآيند ساده‌اي نيست که به راحتي پياده‌سازي شود زيرا نيازمند دانش زياد، علم پيش زمينه‌اي و صبر است. موتور‌هاي جستجو با تغيير مداوم الگوريتم‌هاي رتبه‌بندي خود غير قابل پيش‌بيني هستند؛ بنابراين وظيفه مهندسين سئو بروز نگه داشتن اطلاعات خود در اين زمينه است.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *